Education (k12)
West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Redirecting certain funds of the West Virginia Department of Education [HB-2198]
The purpose of this bill is to require the West Virginia Department of Education to transfer an amount equal to one half of the department’s 2017 budget for administrative costs into a special account for the purpose of increasing teacher salaries.
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Providing a salary increase for special education teachers [HB-2142]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a salary increase for special education teachers.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to school calendar [HB-2157]
The purpose of this bill is to change the mandatory school instructional days from one hundred eighty days to minutes over a period of one hundred eighty days based upon the minimum amount of hours of instruction offered to students provided by state board rules.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Making the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind eligible to participate in any and all funding administered or distributed by the West Virginia School Building Authority [HB-2123]
Making the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind eligible to participate in any and all funding administered or distributed by the West Virginia School Building Authority
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Eliminating requirements that state provide for professional training and development of teachers [HB-2031]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate state payment for teacher and principal training, and to require that the money saved be directed to the Public Employees Insurance Agency. Â Professional development in public schools shall be optional and at the discretion of county school boards.
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West Virginia 2016 1st Special Session
Abolishing the regional educational service agencies (RESAs) [HB-112]
The purpose of this bill is to abolish the regional educational service agencies (RESAs) generally, transfer all powers and duties of the same to the county boards of education; provide for the transfer and disposition of assets, property and records of the agencies; authorize legislative and emergency rulemaking; amend provisions relating to the Joint Commission on Economic Development Studies, certification requirements for emergency medical technician-industrial, Medicaid eligible children and school health services advisory committees; amend
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West Virginia 2016 1st Special Session
Prohibiting the use of the Smarter Balanced Assessment or PARCC as a statewide assessment program [HB-110]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of the Smarter Balanced Assessment or the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) as a statewide assessment program. The bill additionally requires the state board to immediately withdraw from any agreement, memorandum of understanding or contract to provide these assessments by June 30, 2016. Additionally, the state board is required to take such additional steps as may be necessary to withdraw as a governing state in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
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West Virginia 2016 1st Special Session
Relating to public school finance [HB-109]
The purpose of this bill is to revise certain aspects of the school aid formula, including eliminating the Growth County School Facilities Act and Growth County School Facilities Act Fund, to adjust the formulas for the foundation allowance for professional educations and for service personnel, to adjust and eliminate certain adjustments to the foundation allowance for transportation cost and the allowance to improve instructional programs. It also eliminates restrictions in the computation of local share.
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Providing teachers' lessons plans be available on Internet to student and parents [SB-681]
Providing teachers' lessons plans be available on Internet to student and parents
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Relating to comprehensive statewide student assessment [SB-676]
Requiring ACT and ACT Aspire used as comprehensive statewide student assessment
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Creating digital learning pilot project [SB-671]
Creating digital learning pilot project
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Requiring proficiency in civics as condition for high school or GED diploma [SB-669]
Requiring proficiency in civics as condition for high school or GED diploma
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Increasing excise tax on bottled soft drinks, syrups and dry mixtures [SB-668]
Increasing excise tax on bottled soft drinks, syrups and dry mixtures
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Increasing salaries for teachers through fiscal year 2020 [SB-636]
Increasing salaries for teachers through fiscal year 2020
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Requiring county superintendent of schools and county board members meet regarding established goals for public education [SB-632]
Requiring county superintendent of schools and county board members meet regarding established goals for public education
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Ratio of pupils per licensed school psychologist [SB-630]
Ratio of pupils per licensed school psychologist
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Including protocols for responding to after-school injuries or emergencies in school crisis response plans [SB-611]
Including protocols for responding to after-school injuries or emergencies in school crisis response plans
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Relating to composition of School Building Authority [SB-513]
Relating to composition of School Building Authority
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Preventing State Board of Education from implementing common core academic standards [SB-499]
Preventing State Board of Education from implementing common core academic standards
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West Virginia 2016 Regular Session
Requiring WV Secondary School Activities Commission manage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [SB-488]
Requiring WV Secondary School Activities Commission manage hypertropic cardiomyopathy